As per our current Database, Ruth Nelson has been died on 12 September, 1992 at New York City, New York, USA.
When Ruth Nelson die, Ruth Nelson was 87 years old.
| Popular As | Ruth Nelson |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 2, 1905 (Saginaw, Michigan, USA) |
| Birthday | August 2 |
| Town/City | Saginaw, Michigan, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Ruth Nelson’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Ruth Nelson was born in the Year of the Snake. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake are seductive, gregarious, introverted, generous, charming, good with money, analytical, insecure, jealous, slightly dangerous, smart, they rely on gut feelings, are hard-working and intelligent. Compatible with Rooster or Ox.
Stage actress Ruth Nelson's biggest claim to fame was as one of the founding members of the famed New York-based "Group Theatre" back in the 30s and was well-received playing the cabby's wife in Clifford Odets' short play "Waiting for Lefty" in 1935.
This role would typify Ruth's career as the non-flashy, blue-collar or "working class" wife, loyal to the bone. She blended in so well with her rather submissive delivery that she went by totally unnoticed when she moved to film parts in the 40s.
She gave a restrained realism in her roles in The North Star (1943), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), Humoresque (1946), The Sea of Grass (1947) and Mother Wore Tights (1947), among others. Her second husband was director John Cromwell, who became a victim the "Red Scare" in the early 50s after being labeled a Communist.
Ruth could have had a major career upswing with her important casting in the play "Death of a Salesman" but she felt compelled to turn it down when the role would have taken her to New York and away from her husband in Los Angeles who needed her support.
She herself would be forced out of films for the next 30 years. Most of her work from the 50s on was on stage, notably a 1966 production of "The Skin of Our Teeth". It was director Robert Altman who finally induced her to return to films in 1977, featuring her in 3 Women (1977) and A Wedding (1978).
Her last important movie role was as Robert De Niro's mom in Awakenings (1990). Suffering from cancer, she died in 1992.
